Chapman Mills is younger than 89% of Canadian towns: a median age of 35.5
The average household has 3.2 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. There were 3,700 households in Chapman Mills at the 2021 Census, home to 12,075 people. Locally, 16% of residents are aged 15 to 24. At 49%, the share of households in single-detached houses is lower than in 70% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Chapman Mills
More immigrants than most towns
44% of residents are immigrants, against 26% across Ontario’s towns and 17% across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (68%) and in Africa (18%); 30% of them arrived from 2011 to 2021. Immigrants & newcomers ↓
A mix of backgrounds
63% of residents belong to a visible minority, more than in 91% of Canadian towns; 44% are immigrants. Identity & religion ↓
Younger than most towns
Chapman Mills’s median age is 35.5; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 21% are under 15 and 9.6% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Chapman Mills ranks below 93% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 9.6%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Set against 16% across Canada’s towns, just over a fifth of residents are under 15 in Chapman Mills. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Chapman Mills, 35.5. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
In Chapman Mills, 13% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 94% of Canadian towns
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Nearly one in ten households are one-parent families, about the same as across Canada’s towns. Typically, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns.
Chapman Mills ranks below 81% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 6.8%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 31% of adults, against a typical 27%. More married residents 15 and over than in 69% of Canadian towns: 52%. Across Canada’s towns, common-law partners come to 11%.
More households in buildings of five or more storeys than 65% of Canadian towns: 2%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
93% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 1.1% built before 1961. Renter households: 28% here and 25% across Canada’s towns.
The middle household earns $121,100 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
At $121,100, the middle household in Chapman Mills out-earned the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000) by 41%. Household incomes across Ontario’s towns have a median of $91,600. The pandemic’s benefits: 31% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
More immigrants than 88% of Canadian towns: 44%
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 55%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Residents who moved in within the year: 12% here and 11% across Canada’s towns. Add to that, at 15%, the share of residents without Canadian citizenship is higher than in 83% of Canadian towns. For comparison, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Asia (68%) and in Africa (18%).
Above 91% of Canadian towns: 63% of residents belong to a visible minority
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents: 0.9% here and 2.8% across Canada’s towns. Chapman Mills has fewer residents with no religion than 73% of Canadian towns, at 27%. Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority.
Chapman Mills sits above 78% of Canadian towns for bilingual residents (26%)
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home, 29% mostly speak another language; 3.9% speak neither English nor French. 5.3% of residents have French as their mother tongue, a higher share than in 72% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
53% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, a share 88% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
4.4% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
A job for 63% of residents aged 15 and over
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 63%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 6th youngest of 41 towns of 11,804 to 12,343 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Median ages here range from 31.8 in Blackfalds to 60.4 in Elliot Lake. The closest ages to Chapman Mills’s belong to South Cameron (34.2), The Hamptons (35.1), Norwich (36) and Royal Oak (38.3).
Older than Chapman Mills: 5 of the 6 towns nearby
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapman Mills | 12,075 | — | 35.5 | 9.6% | 44% |
| Old Barrhaven East | 23,585 | 1.9 km | 37.4 | 11% | 34% |
| Rideaucrest - Davidson Heights | 13,998 | 2.0 km | 39.9 | 10% | 31% |
| Stonebridge - Half Moon Bay | 28,714 | 2.3 km | 35.3 | 10% | 36% |
| Riverside South - Leitrim | 19,802 | 3.2 km | 36.7 | 9.9% | 28% |
| Old Barrhaven West | 22,012 | 3.5 km | 40 | 14% | 22% |
| Manotick | 8,770 | 6.2 km | 50 | 25% | 16% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. The figures sum the neighbourhood’s dissemination areas, since the census is published for municipalities only. Medians are estimated from the age and income groups, counts carry Statistics Canada’s rounding, and no 2016 count matches these boundaries.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Ontario’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
Questions about Chapman Mills’s residents
How diverse is Chapman Mills?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 44%. A visible minority makes up 63% and Indigenous residents 0.9%.
What religion are people in Chapman Mills?
Most often Christian (39%) or no religion (27%); other religions make up 34%.
Is Chapman Mills good for families?
Children under 15 are 21% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 62% of households and one-parent families 9%. Schools near Chapman Mills are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Chapman Mills?
Median total household income in Chapman Mills was $121,100 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Chapman Mills?
Chapman Mills had 12,075 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Chapman Mills?
Half the residents are older than 35.5 and half younger, younger than 89% of Canadian towns; 21% are children under 15 and 9.6% are 65 or over.
Is Chapman Mills bilingual?
English and French: 26% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 69%. French only: 0.8%. French mother tongue: 5.3%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).